Systems may reduce or eliminate the visibility of a boundary between the displaying portions of the system and the non-displaying portions of the system. An exemplary system includes a display screen including a plurality of pixels forming a first periodic structure and a frame surrounding at least a portion of the display screen. The frame may include a holographic structure having a second periodic structure. The first pitch of the first periodic structure may be within 0.5 percent to 20 percent of the second pitch of the second periodic structure.
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2. The system of claim 1, wherein the holographic structure comprises a substrate coated with a holographic film.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein the holographic structure only comprises holographic glass.
4. The system of claim 3, wherein the second periodic structure is formed by one of laser etching, ablation and deposition.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the first pitch of the first periodic structure includes a pixel size of one or more pixels the plurality of pixels, and wherein the second pitch of the second periodic structure is less than the pixel size by 0.5 percent to 20 percent.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of pixels are each oriented in a first direction, and wherein the holographic structure comprises a plurality of structures oriented in the first direction.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the first pitch of the first periodic structure is within 0.5 percent to 2 percent of the second pitch of the second periodic structure.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein the holographic structure completely fills the frame surrounding the display screen.
9. The system of claim 1, wherein the holographic structure comprises a substrate coated with a holographic film, and the holographic film is positioned in between two or more layers of transparent material.
10. The system of claim 1, wherein the holographic structure comprises a substrate coated with a holographic film and wherein the holographic film is disposed directly on frame without any intervening layers in between the holographic film and the frame.
11. The system of claim 1, wherein the holographic structure comprises a substrate coated with a holographic film, and the refractive index of the holographic film matches the refractive index of display.
12. The system of claim 1, wherein the shape and size of the elements of the first periodic structure match the shape and structure of the elements of the second periodic structure.
13. The system of claim 1, wherein the periodicity of the elements of the first periodic structure match the periodicity of the elements of the second periodic structure.
14. The system of claim 1, wherein the first periodic structure is selected from the group consisting of: pixel size, distance between pixels, or pixel clusters.
15. The system of claim 1, wherein the first periodic structure has periodic features with a first directionality and the second periodic structure has features with a second directionality, and the first directionality matches the second directionality.
17. The system of claim 16, wherein the first pitch of the first periodic structure includes a pixel size of one or more pixels the plurality of pixels, and wherein the second pitch of the second periodic structure is less than the pixel size by 0.5 percent to 20 percent.
18. The system of claim 16, wherein the first pitch of the first periodic structure is within 0.5 percent to 2 percent of the second pitch of the second periodic structure.
19. The system of claim 16, wherein the holographic structure comprises a substrate coated with a holographic film, and the refractive index of the holographic film matches the refractive index of display.
20. The system of claim 16, wherein the shape and size of the elements of the first periodic structure match the shape and structure of the elements of the second periodic structure.
21. The system of claim 16, wherein the holographic structure comprises a substrate coated with a holographic film, and the holographic film is positioned in between two or more layers of transparent material.
22. The system of claim 16, wherein the holographic structure comprises a substrate coated with a holographic film and wherein the holographic film is disposed directly on frame without any intervening layers in between the holographic film and the frame.
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March 28, 2019
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